Rwandan President Paul Kagame has completed a tour of West Africa during which he notably announced, with his Beninese counterpart Patrice Talon, a strengthening of military cooperation between the two countries. The Rwandan army is already present in several external theaters of operations. How does Rwanda benefit from it? Answers with Paul-Simon Handy, East Africa Director of the Institute for Security Studies in Addis Ababa.
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“Rwanda also derives diplomatic gain” from its military deployments
